The article by William Bennett‚ “Leave Marriage Alone‚” is about how marriage is a sacred tradition. He believes that if you broaden the definition to include gays‚ that act will totally alter the purpose and meaning of marriage. Bennett also discusses whether or not allowing gays to marry will open the door for more radical ideas‚ such as polygamy or incest. Bennett believes that gay marriage would weaken the institution. He thinks that by legally recognizing same sex unions‚ we will be sending
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In society today there always seems to be debate on whether the legalization of drugs would be of great public interest. It is said that the legalization of drugs would end all illegal drug activities‚ however people in our civilized society must understand that if drugs were to be legal it would make an already large problem‚ become out of control. If one examines the arguments behind drug legalization‚ it will become clearer that it will not be in favour for anyone. The first point I would
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Why drugs should not be legalize We ask ourselves what are these great risks on us consuming illegalized drugs. We are constantly exposed to all sorts of illegal drugs especially young adults at school‚ parties and even on the local beaches. Were surrounded by it all through out of lives‚ being pressured to consume them and take risk on becoming addicted. Not only this‚ but we are presented with all other types or drugs‚ such as over the counter for a simple cold‚ pain relievers
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Should Recreational Drugs Be Legalized In The U.S.? Team C SLS-1105 Strategy for Success March 6‚ 2010 By definition‚ Recreational drug is any substance with pharmacologic effects that is taken voluntarily for personal pleasure or satisfaction rather than for medicinal purposes. The term is generally applied to alcohol‚ barbiturates‚ amphetamines‚ THC‚ PCP‚ cocaine‚ and heroin but also includes caffeine in coffee and cola beverages. Most substance abuse through any agent has significant psychotropic
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article "should drugs be legalized"‚ which is written by William Benett‚ argues about the legalization of drugs. According to the article drug should not be legalized because they have very harmful mental and physical affects on human beings. After reading this article I had a positive reaction towards it‚ thus I have the same opinion on the legalization of drug as this article. Drugs have been the most critical problem in the U.S for many years. A majority of American population thinks that drugs should
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Performance enhancing drugs should not be legalized ‘Olympic track star Marion Jones was sentenced in a federal court to six months in prison.’ (Kelly and Rao‚ 2008) The reason why Jones was guilty is because of the use of performance enhancing drugs since 1999. More and more famous athletes prove to have used banned drugs to enhance their performance. At the same time‚ the role that the anti-doping agency is more and more important in the world wide games‚ such as Olympic Game‚ Tour de France
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position on this issue is that street drugs should not be legalized My main reasons for this conclusion are: Premise 1: They have no beneficial purpose Premise 2: It would affect the lives of kids even more Premise 3: This would endanger the lives of others even more Most street drugs have no beneficial purposes. There are not any street drugs that I can think of besides marijuana that can be used for medical purposes. The benefits of most street drugs are that they get you high‚ knock you
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William J. Bennett is a conservative against gay marriage. He has written two books about American culture: The Book of Virtues and The Broken Hearth: Reversing the Moral Collapse of the American Family. Bennett writes a piece that appeared in the Washington Post on May 21‚ 1996. Gay marriage is a big controversy. The conservative and non-conservative people usually disagree with one another strongly. In the piece Bennett has a clear and strong argument against gay marriage. I believe that in his
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To understand Bennett’s views‚ one had to research about intellectuals‚ the word drug‚ and learn more about addictions. One trails with the author and he tantrum of drug abuse because his arguments are almost precise and point out a large scale of uprising problems. The reading “Drug Policies and the Intellectuals” targets the drug policy‚ intellectuals and the consequences of legalizing drugs. To be clear the propositions that bennet states‚ are propositions he is against for and he gives his voice
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Should Marijuana be Legalized? Still today the debate over the legalization of marijuana in the United States continues. Marijuana is a drug that often smoked in a cigarette or bong. Because this drug is illegal‚ it is affecting us as individuals and as a country. Many people believe legalizing this “miracle drug” could be very beneficial to our country‚ including myself. It is argued that‚ “Like sex‚ alcohol‚ or cigarettes‚ marijuana is one of life’s little pleasures for some people” (Should
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